A Great  Advance  in  Sanitation. 

ALL  THE  CONVENIENCES  and  ADVANTAGES  of  THE 
WATER  CLOSET  PROVIDED  for  the  COUNTRY. 


The  Atmosphere  free  from  Poisonous  Gases 
and  Germs  of  Disease. 


-^WflE  WELD  KEPT  FROM  POLLCITIOj^N- 


HEALTH  PRESERVED  AND  LIFE  SAVED. 


The  principle  of  the  Odorless  Privy  is  that  of  a 
bottle  with  a tightly  fitting  stopper. 
Whatever  is  contained  in  such  bottle 
must  cease  to  be  offensive. 


The  cut  represents  a back  side  view  of  the  Odorless  Privy, 
and  gives  a general  idea  of  its  construction.  The  seat  occupies 
the  ordinary  position  in  the  building  ; the  hopper  is  attached  to 


its  under  side,  and  is  sufficiently  long  to  extend  a few  inches 
below  the  sill.  An  air-tight  valve  closes  the  passage  through  the 
hopper,  and  is  operated  by  a handle  in  a cup-like  depression  of 
the  seat.  The  valve  moves  in  a horizontal  plane  close  to  its  bed, 
in  order  to  remove  all  that  rests  thereon  and  precipitate  it  into  the 
vault.  The  hopper  is  so  shaped  as  to  afford  the  least  chance  to 
become  foul.  Its  lower  end  makes  an  air-tight  connection  with  a 
barrel  or  other  suitable  vault  placed  below  the  privy  building. 
When  the  barrel  is  to  be  removed  for  emptying,  the  hopper  is 
withdrawn  from  it  by  means  of  two  levers  situated  below  the  seat, 
as  the  following  cut  illustrates  : — 


A tightly  fitting  cover  closes  the  barrel,  which  is  then  removed 
without  producing  any  odor  at  the  house  or  during  transpor- 
tation. 

Instead  of  a portable  vault,  a stationary  one  can  be  used,  and 
perhaps  preferably  in  cities.  In  this  case,  an  opening  with  a tight 
cover  should  be  provided,  through  which  the  contents  of  the  vault 
can  be  pumped. 

The  hopper  can  be  located  on  an  upper  floor  by  extending  a 
pipe  to  the  barrel  or  vault ; in  this  way  all  the  convenience  of  the 
first  floor  is  secured. 


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The  Need  and  Advantages  of  the  Odorless 
Privy  are  Apparent. 

Some  one  has  said  : 

“ The  test  of  a nation’s  civilization  is  not  in  the  grandeur  of  its 
public  buildings,  but  in  the  neatness  of  its  privies.” 

A recent  writer,  speaking  of  the  evils  of  the  present  system, 
says : 

“ The  privy  stands,  perhaps,  at  the  bottom  of  the  garden,  fifty 
yards  from  the  house,  approached  by  a walk  exposed  to  the  public 
gaze,  bordered  by  grass,  wet  except  during  the  sunny  part  of  the 
day,  overhung  by  shrubbery  and  vines  which  are  often  wet.  In 
winter,  snow  drifts  block  the  way,  and  during  rain,  there  is  no 
shelter  from  any  side  ; the  house  itself  is  fearfully  cold,  if  not 
drifted  half  full  of  snow,  or  flooded  with  rain.  A woman  who  is 
comfortably  housed  during  stormy  weather  will  postpone  the  ex- 
posure that  such  circumstances  require. 

“ 1 pass  over  now  the  barbarous  foulness  and  odor.  It  is  only 
an  unavoidable  evil  that  these  have  been  tolerated.  But  I cannot 
too  strongly  urge  attention  to  the  point  taken  above,  and  insist  on 
the  fact,  that  every  consideration  of  humanity  and  of  the  public 
welfare  demands  a speedy  reform  of  this  abuse.” 

This  reform  can  now  begin,  for,  as  one  of  its  endorsers  says, 
“The  Odorless  Privy  meets  with  all  the  requirements  of  sanitary 
conditions." 

rI71io  Sjinilary  Commode 


is  constructed  on  the  same  principle,  but  is  portable.  Its  system 
for  disinfection  is  perfect,  and  it  is  the  best  thing  for  the  sleeping- 
room,  sick-room,  and  hospitals  ever  invented. 


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The  State  of  New  Hampshire. 

Office  of  State  Board  of  Health,  ) 
Concord,  April  12,  1886.  j 

Prof.  E.  R.  Angel/,  Derry,  N.  H. 

Dear  Sir, — I have  examined  with  much  interest  and  care 
your  Sanitary  Commode,  and  am  convinced  that  it  is  an  exceed- 
ingly valuable  invention.  Your  Odorless  Privy,  which  is  constructed 
essentially  upon  the  same  plan,  must  prove  to  be  of  great  value 
wherever  water-closets  cannot  be  introduced. 

As  a sanitary  invention,  it  is  capable  of  doing  much  to  reduce 
the  prevalence  of  disease  generated  by  the  old  privy  system  ; and 
if  its  use  were  made  obligatory  at  camp-grounds  and  other  public 
resorts  it  would  be  almost  a guarantee  against  filth  diseases,  like 
typhoid  fever,  for  instance. 

The  ease  and  facility  with  which  complete  disinfection  can  be 
practiced,  commends  it  above  any  similar  inventions  that  I have 
ever  seen.  In  the  interests  of  sanitation,  I take  pleasure  in 
endorsing  it  in  the  highest  terms. 

Very  truly  yours, 

Irving  A.  Watson,  Secretary. 


To  the  Public  : 


Derry,  N.  H.,  May,  1886. 


Hitherto  no  great  advancement  has  been  made  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  privy  vault.  It  has  continued  to  pollute  the  well  by 
saturating  the  neighboring  soil  with  filth,  and  to  poison  the  air  with 
foul  odors  and  germs  of  disease.  Much  thought  has  been  devoted 
to  improvements  in  the  construction  of  vaults  by  those  engaged  in 
sanitary  reform,  and  many  complicated  and  expensive  devices 
have  been  gotten  up  to  obviate  the  above-named  evils. 

The  Odorless  Privy  Vault  and  Sanitary  commode  invented  and 
perfected  by  Prof.  E.  R.  Angell.  of  Derry,  and  which  have  been 
thoroughly  tested  for  nearly  a year,  seem  to  fully  supply  the  needs 
of  the  country  homes,  and  of  all  places  not  having  the  advantages 
of  water. 

Every  house  ought  to  be  furnished  with  one  or  both. 

D.  S.  Clark,  M.  D. 


For  further  particulars,  send  for  pamphlet. 


PROF.  EDMUND.  R ANGELL, 

Patentee  and  Manufacturer, 

Derry,  N.  H. 


Charles  Purlieu,  Printer,  Main  Mreet,  Derry,  N.  11. 


